Alternative sites for Albion's new stadium would attract even more objections and cause greater environmental damage, according to a city planning manager. Nigel Green, manager of Brighton and Hove City Council's planning policy department, said plans
Blind war veterans say they are having to take their lives into their hands to visit neighbours. Walter Harse, 92, lives in Peacehaven just a few doors from a friend but their street is bisected by the busy A259 coast road. Although the speed limit is
A study of tourism has revealed an upsurge of visitors to Worthing. Carrier Direct Marketing, which won a three-year contract to market the town, contacted almost 1,000 people who requested the Worthing Holiday Guide in 2002. The study revealed that last
Councillors are drawing up a development brief for a prime town centre site. Worthing police station in Union Place, and the adjoining NCP car park, have been earmarked for shops and homes once the station is shut and all officers moved to Centenary House
Police and councillors have joined forces to provide ten phone alarm systems for victims and potential victims of crime. The alarms are fitted to telephones in the home and users can use them to call for help in an emergency. Adur District Council is
Binmen will no longer go down alleyways to collect rubbish amid concerns for their safety. But there are fears that disabled Worthing residents will not be able to move rubbish or materials for recycling to the front of their homes. The borough council
A couple restoring a piece of their village's history say they plan to put in a planning application in the next few weeks to restore a mill's cap and sails. Margaret and Ranjit Appa plan to restore the 2m cap to the top of the windmill at Ecclesden Mill
Pub darts may be dying out in Worthing's pubs, a leading county player has warned. Phil Hill, 42, of Galsworthy Close, Worthing, said in 1994 the area boasted about 48 teams but now it was only a fraction of that. Players now had to travel further afield
A man who coached Worthing's most famous swimmer has died. Les Bowley joined forces with Arthur Barnett and Arthur Brookes to guide Angela Barnwell to the final of the 100m freestyle competition at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Angela, who only a few days
The fate of a derelict shopping centre could be decided by late summer. Councillor Chris Sargent said he was expecting a planning application for the redevelopment of Teville Gate to be submitted in about six months. Coun Sargent, chairman of economic
Albion boss Steve Coppell expects to be without ace striker Bobby Zamora for at least the next two matches of the relegation run-in. Zamora is certain to miss Saturday's trip to Ipswich and next Tuesday's home derby against Crystal Palace after suffering
Albion have uncovered no evidence to suggest referee Phil Prosser was racially abused by fans at the end of the match against Sheffield United at Withdean in October. But the club has admitted objects were thrown by spectators in the South Stand. The
Iraqi president Saddam Hussein retaliated this morning just hours after US forces tried to kill him with a dawn missile strike on Baghdad. American Patriot missiles brought down one Iraqi missile fired at Kuwait. Kuwaiti military officials said three
An artist has won national acclaim for photographs of dead animals. For two months, Simon Ward, 24, kept his freezer stocked with a pheasant, a headless turkey and a lamb's heart. He also once brought home a dead cat found on a street near his home. Simon
A builder was fuming after finding new parking regulations had appeared round his car which had been legally parked. Roger McArthur was even more dismayed to discover a parking attendant on the verge of issuing him a ticket moments after the regulations
Never one for audience participation, the thought of the raucous rock 'n' roll riot that is the Rocky Horror Show had never tickled my turnips. But curiosity got the better of me as the show rolled into town, particularly with John Stalker on board as
Vince Wild is a man after my own heart. I, too, get very annoyed at the way Brighton and Hove City Council leaves some of the housing estates around the city. Where I live, we have the same problem with herbicide man but worse is the Stirling Moss lawnmower
Horsham are back in the British League premier division after clinching promotion with a 6-2 victory over Middlesex club Ellenborough. The team, led by captain Andy Walker (Worthing), also defeated Sudbury 6-2 and drew 4-4 with London Progress at Slough
A mother who evicted an aggressive tenant from her home appeared in court yesterday to plead "I'm no Hoogstraten." Architect Deborah Dalton agreed to rent out a room at her home in Hove to a man she met through work. Things went smoothly at first but
P Dwyer and Vince Wild (Letters, March 15) are certainly not alone with the complete lack of consultation (even on a minimal scale) from Brighton and Hove City Council. Try talking to its leaseholders to find out. Not only does the housing department
Here we go again. Injury problems, a defeat to bounce back from and the league on a knife edge. We have been here before this season, haven't we? Let's look at our defeat in the basketball game at Thames Valley last Sunday. At least they tell me it was
Ralph Blalock is not expected to play any part in Bears' game at Newcastle tomorrow. He sat out last Sunday's defeat at Thames Valley with a calf injury. Despite some steady progress this week under the supervision of physio Amy Rennolds, tomorrow's trip
Guess what the girls of Roedean are staging at their school as the bombs begin to fall on Iraq? They're carrying on with their production of the 40-year-old satirical show Oh, What A Lovely War! This musical may seem inappropriate but it's not. Based
Skipper Randy Duck has admitted he is operating well below full fitness as he bids to lead Brighton Bears to the BBL title. Duck was in discomfort during last Sunday's nightmare defeat at Thames Valley, his first start since coming back from a hernia
The Brighton estate of Hollingdean has poverty and deprivation at levels among the worst in the South-East. But it has never achieved the attention given to other parts of the city such as Moulsecoomb and Whitehawk. All that is ending with a series of
Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy has acquired a controlling interest of Brighton-based recruitment consultancy Thinkwell. Last November, Thinkwell won the Best Small Business award at the 2002 Sussex Business Awards ceremony. Marion Ward, chief
Student job applications are riddled with elementary errors including spelling mistakes, according to a survey. More than 1,000 applications were analysed by public relations company Lewis for its trainee positions and the firm found it was common for
Nine-man Rye and Iden United almost had a fairytale ending to their incredible run in the Sussex Senior Cup after taking Crawley into extra time in the semi-final at Lewes last night. The county division two minnows had Steve Smith and Shaun Loft sent
Sussex have landed an amazing £7 million windfall from the estate of their former president, Spen Cama, £3 million more than they had expected. Chairman David Green told the club's AGM the money would safeguard the long-term future of the county club
Arundel Castle has launched its first events programme. More than 30 events have been planned between April and October, including flying displays over the castle battlements. The keep and gatehouse will also be used as a backdrop for medieval and Civil
House prices in England and Wales have fallen for the first time in more than two years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The institution blamed the prospect of war and continued economic uncertainty for February's slide
The world leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church will give worshippers at a Sussex church a final warning to heal their rifts. Pope Shenouda III has sent a delegate - Bishop Bola - from his base in Egypt to the St Mary and St Abraam Church in Hove. The
Residents of a historic town who have called their first referendum will be sent information prior to the poll. Arundel Town Council says information to help voters with the questions being posed will be circulated to all households in Arundel before
A businessman who duped his family into helping him run one of Britain's largest illegal drug factories has been jailed for 12 years. Father-of-five Kevin Hoare, 46, of Bugsell Mill Oast, Hurst Green, near Robertsbridge, had amphetamine sulphate worth
Worthing is bidding to improve on third place in the South-East in Bloom competition. But it needs businesses in the town centre to invest in hanging baskets. Worthing Town Centre Initiative is calling on shopkeepers to buy baskets to turn the town into
A new guide to Brighton and Hove will soon be on sale in book stores. The book, Juicy Breaks, gives information on several major UK cities. It is aimed at people choosing to holiday at home rather than fly to their favourite European destinations. The
Schools from Sompting and Worthing are set for a classic final in the Schools Link basketball competition. The multi-school tournament, organised by basketball team Worthing Thunder, has come down to the last two teams, who play each other on Saturday
Press officers from cash-strapped Brighton and Hove City Council spent almost £2,000 on a night in the West End of London. Ten representatives, mostly from the council's public relations office and headed by deputy council leader Jackie Lythell, went
Sentinel was honoured to attend the memorial service of Major General Sir Philip Ward at Chichester Cathedral, a truly wondrous setting to celebrate a full life. Sir Philip, a former Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, had strong Worthing connections and
The Dedication Orchestra brings together the most magnificent British jazz performers from the past three decades. The impetus behind it is South African drummer, Louis Moholo, who worked in the Sixties with key players Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Mongezi
One of the Afro-Latin crossovers at the heart of world music is the Congolese rumba. Visitors to Brighton and Hove in recent years have proved how vibrant the music remains. Kanda Bongo Man, Papa Wemba, Mose Fan Fan and Santana Mongoley variously celebrate
Blind war veterans say they are having to take their lives into their hands to visit neighbours. Walter Harse, 92, lives in Peacehaven just a few doors from a friend but their street is bisected by the busy A259 coast road. Although the speed limit is
Blind war veterans say they are having to take their lives into their hands to visit neighbours. Walter Harse, 92, lives in Peacehaven just a few doors from a friend but their street is bisected by the busy A259 coast road. Although the speed limit is
A study of tourism has revealed an upsurge of visitors to Worthing. Carrier Direct Marketing, which won a three-year contract to market the town, contacted almost 1,000 people who requested the Worthing Holiday Guide in 2002. The study revealed that last
Councillors are drawing up a development brief for a prime town centre site. Worthing police station in Union Place, and the adjoining NCP car park, have been earmarked for shops and homes once the station is shut and all officers moved to Centenary House
Police and councillors have joined forces to provide ten phone alarm systems for victims and potential victims of crime. The alarms are fitted to telephones in the home and users can use them to call for help in an emergency. Adur District Council is
Binmen will no longer go down alleyways to collect rubbish amid concerns for their safety. But there are fears that disabled Worthing residents will not be able to move rubbish or materials for recycling to the front of their homes. The borough council
A couple restoring a piece of their village's history say they plan to put in a planning application in the next few weeks to restore a mill's cap and sails. Margaret and Ranjit Appa plan to restore the 2m cap to the top of the windmill at Ecclesden Mill
Pub darts may be dying out in Worthing's pubs, a leading county player has warned. Phil Hill, 42, of Galsworthy Close, Worthing, said in 1994 the area boasted about 48 teams but now it was only a fraction of that. Players now had to travel further afield
The number of new homes planned for countryside on the outskirts of Worthing could be increased to 1,000 if Whitehall officials have their way. But the borough council has pledged to fight any bid to increase the density of housing from the 850 already
The fate of a derelict shopping centre could be decided by late summer. Councillor Chris Sargent said he was expecting a planning application for the redevelopment of Teville Gate to be submitted in about six months. Coun Sargent, chairman of economic
Albion boss Steve Coppell expects to be without ace striker Bobby Zamora for at least the next two matches of the relegation run-in. Zamora is certain to miss Saturday's trip to Ipswich and next Tuesday's home derby against Crystal Palace after suffering
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged injury-plagued Paul Kitson to repay his debt to the Seagulls. Coppell, already without talismanic striker Bobby Zamora for two weeks, will lose a striker after Saturday's visit to Ipswich when the on-loan Anthony
Albion have uncovered no evidence to suggest referee Phil Prosser was racially abused by fans at the end of the match against Sheffield United at Withdean in October. But the club has admitted objects were thrown by spectators in the South Stand. The
Albion under-17s have won the Youth Alliance title following their victory at Cambridge United. A second-half goal by Dean Cox secured a 1-0 win at Cambridge to make sure of the championship. Director of football Martin Hinshelwood says title success
Anti-war protesters of all ages took to the streets of Sussex today, hours after the first US cruise missiles hit Baghdad. Hundreds of people, many of them schoolchildren, brought traffic to a standstill as they marched through central Brighton. Police
Urgent action is being taken in Worthing to repair fire damaged beach chalets. Lengthy insurance negotiations to fix seven chalets in Beach House Grounds, Brighton Road, raised concerns that they would not be ready for the summer season, when they are
A West Sussex MP has tabled a Bill to stop parents who kill their children getting way with murder. East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has drafted legislation to punish parents or carers who blame each other for a child's death. The Bill would
I must apologise to the residents of the Brighton's Deco Building, off Coombe Road, for inadvertently calling it Art Deco House in my Will Young ditty (Letters, February 25). The correct name is a very ostentatious one for a former factory building. It's
Raiders from across the border are favourites to win the Sussex CA two-man team time trial on Sunday. Steve Walkling and Simon Berogna, from leading Hampshire club VC St Raphael, are the final starters in a 45-team field. Sussex rider Mark Jones (GS Stella
Vince Wild is a man after my own heart. I, too, get very annoyed at the way Brighton and Hove City Council leaves some of the housing estates around the city. Where I live, we have the same problem with herbicide man but worse is the Stirling Moss lawnmower
Horsham are back in the British League premier division after clinching promotion with a 6-2 victory over Middlesex club Ellenborough. The team, led by captain Andy Walker (Worthing), also defeated Sudbury 6-2 and drew 4-4 with London Progress at Slough
P Dwyer and Vince Wild (Letters, March 15) are certainly not alone with the complete lack of consultation (even on a minimal scale) from Brighton and Hove City Council. Try talking to its leaseholders to find out. Not only does the housing department
Ralph Blalock is not expected to play any part in Bears' game at Newcastle tomorrow. He sat out last Sunday's defeat at Thames Valley with a calf injury. Despite some steady progress this week under the supervision of physio Amy Rennolds, tomorrow's trip
Guess what the girls of Roedean are staging at their school as the bombs begin to fall on Iraq? They're carrying on with their production of the 40-year-old satirical show Oh, What A Lovely War! This musical may seem inappropriate but it's not. Based
I strongly believe Warren Morgan (Letters, March 11) has made a statement that is almost tantamount to heresy. Here is a prospective Labour candidate stating that Labour is cutting red tape. Labour invented red tape and, indeed, holds the patent and sole
Skipper Randy Duck has admitted he is operating well below full fitness as he bids to lead Brighton Bears to the BBL title. Duck was in discomfort during last Sunday's nightmare defeat at Thames Valley, his first start since coming back from a hernia
The Brighton estate of Hollingdean has poverty and deprivation at levels among the worst in the South-East. But it has never achieved the attention given to other parts of the city such as Moulsecoomb and Whitehawk. All that is ending with a series of
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has denied Withdean will be playing more matches at Albion's temporary home next season. It follows a claim by chief executive Alan Pook that the Combined Counties League club is in talks with council chiefs to extend
Albion have uncovered no evidence to suggest referee Phil Prosser was racially abused by fans at the end of the match against Sheffield United at Withdean in October. But the club has admitted objects were thrown by spectators in the South Stand. The
Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy has acquired a controlling interest of Brighton-based recruitment consultancy Thinkwell. Last November, Thinkwell won the Best Small Business award at the 2002 Sussex Business Awards ceremony. Marion Ward, chief
Leading business people from Sussex were out in force yesterday at the Sussex Enterprise annual conference. More than 700 delegates attended the event in the Brighton Dome complex. The morning session featured keynote speeches from Mark Froud, Sussex
Has John Wescott (Letters, March 17) been visiting another planet for the past two or three years? Talking about "Waterhall halt", he asked: "Surely it can't be that difficult to put it back again? As yet, no one has come up with a logical answer as to
Nine-man Rye and Iden United almost had a fairytale ending to their incredible run in the Sussex Senior Cup after taking Crawley into extra time in the semi-final at Lewes last night. The county division two minnows had Steve Smith and Shaun Loft sent
Sussex have landed an amazing £7 million windfall from the estate of their former president, Spen Cama, £3 million more than they had expected. Chairman David Green told the club's AGM the money would safeguard the long-term future of the county club
Albion boss Steve Coppell expects to be without ace striker Bobby Zamora for at least the next two matches of the relegation run-in. Zamora is certain to miss Saturday's trip to Ipswich and next Tuesday's home derby against Crystal Palace after suffering
Arundel Castle has launched its first events programme. More than 30 events have been planned between April and October, including flying displays over the castle battlements. The keep and gatehouse will also be used as a backdrop for medieval and Civil
Health insurance giant Bupa has said pre-tax profits rose by almost 20 per cent last year as more NHS patients paid for their own hospital treatment. Privately-owned Bupa had a six per cent rise in the number of NHS patients it handled during 2002 as
The Mayor of Worthing is staging a Bikethon to raise cash for his charities. The event, organised by Councillor Eric Mardells chaplain, David Hill, in conjunction with Action Bikes, takes place on Sunday, April 27, starting at Portland Place. Participants
Residents of a historic town who have called their first referendum will be sent information prior to the poll. Arundel Town Council says information to help voters with the questions being posed will be circulated to all households in Arundel before
A businessman who duped his family into helping him run one of Britain's largest illegal drug factories has been jailed for 12 years. Father-of-five Kevin Hoare, 46, of Bugsell Mill Oast, Hurst Green, near Robertsbridge, had amphetamine sulphate worth
Worthing is bidding to improve on third place in the South-East in Bloom competition. But it needs businesses in the town centre to invest in hanging baskets. Worthing Town Centre Initiative is calling on shopkeepers to buy baskets to turn the town into
A holiday park owner facing the breakdown of his marriage and business is believed to have started a blaze that killed him and his mother, an inquest heard. Michael Patten, 57, perished alongside his mother Dorothy, 92, during a fire at her bungalow.
Politicians in Sussex reacted swiftly to news of today's attacks, expressing hope that the conflict would be quick with minimum loss of life. There were strong local feelings that, despite initial opposition, the country must get behind our military forces
A Sussex MP quit his job as a government aide as the war in Iraq got under way. Hastings and Rye Labour MP Michael Foster said the Government had the legality for war but not the legitimacy. He defied the whip by not voting with the Government in the
Police have been granted an extra 72 hours to question three men arrested when home-made bombs were found at a flat near Gatwick. The men, aged 41, 38 and 35, were being held under the Terrorism Act after two devices were discovered at a flat above a
Sentinel was honoured to attend the memorial service of Major General Sir Philip Ward at Chichester Cathedral, a truly wondrous setting to celebrate a full life. Sir Philip, a former Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, had strong Worthing connections and
The Dedication Orchestra brings together the most magnificent British jazz performers from the past three decades. The impetus behind it is South African drummer, Louis Moholo, who worked in the Sixties with key players Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, Mongezi
One of the Afro-Latin crossovers at the heart of world music is the Congolese rumba. Visitors to Brighton and Hove in recent years have proved how vibrant the music remains. Kanda Bongo Man, Papa Wemba, Mose Fan Fan and Santana Mongoley variously celebrate
A town will remember one of its most infamous residents. Kitty O'Shea was the controversial wife of 19th Century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell and is buried in Littlehampton Cemetery. The Parnell Society will visit her grave next month and
The plight of residents afflicted by flooding will be considered again tomorrow. People living at the junction of Windermere Crescent and Coniston Road, Goring, Worthing, feared they would be left to fend for themselves after a borough council report
I disagree with John Parry's views on the film Chicago (The Argus, March 14). I thought it was wonderful and, working in a cinema myself, I witnessed many of the audience come out dancing and singing. -S Welder, Churchill Road, Lewes
So, the manager of O'Neill's in Ship Street, Brighton, wants St Patrick's day to be a public holiday? Well, let me tell you, Jon Beach, you are in England, not Ireland. I am sure the Irish prime minister and Gerry Adams would welcome celebrating St George's
A bench seat and bus shelter were removed by Brighton and Hove City Council because drunks had taken them over. Are drunks, drug addicts and beggars now running the city streets? Don't law-abiding citizens count for anything in this city? Why aren't the
The number of new homes planned for countryside on the outskirts of Worthing could be increased to 1,000 if Whitehall officials have their way. But the borough council has pledged to fight any bid to increase the density of housing from the 850 already
More than 400 private properties in Worthing have been vacant for more than six months. Soaring housing waiting lists are forcing Worthing Borough Council to turn its attention to snapping up homes which have been empty for a long time. In 2000/01 the
It's the kids I feel sorry for. Young teenagers who grew up after the fall of Communism and when the worst of the IRA atrocities were over. They have also enjoyed a decade of almost unprecedented prosperity. Now war is being started, with all the uncertainty
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged injury-plagued Paul Kitson to repay his debt to the Seagulls. Coppell, already without talismanic striker Bobby Zamora for two weeks, will lose a striker after Saturday's visit to Ipswich when the on-loan Anthony
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has denied Withdean will be playing more matches at Albion's temporary home next season. It follows a claim by chief executive Alan Pook that the Combined Counties League club is in talks with council chiefs to extend
Albion under-17s have won the Youth Alliance title following their victory at Cambridge United. A second-half goal by Dean Cox secured a 1-0 win at Cambridge to make sure of the championship. Director of football Martin Hinshelwood says title success
Anti-war protesters of all ages took to the streets of Sussex today, hours after the first US cruise missiles hit Baghdad. Hundreds of people, many of them schoolchildren, brought traffic to a standstill as they marched through central Brighton. Police
Hiromi Tanaka and Mai Suzuki, from Japan (Letters, March 14), are welcome to contact us direct and we will be pleased to provide them with a timetable for the bus service to the local area where they are now living to ensure they are not left stranded
I must apologise to the residents of the Brighton's Deco Building, off Coombe Road, for inadvertently calling it Art Deco House in my Will Young ditty (Letters, February 25). The correct name is a very ostentatious one for a former factory building. It's
Raiders from across the border are favourites to win the Sussex CA two-man team time trial on Sunday. Steve Walkling and Simon Berogna, from leading Hampshire club VC St Raphael, are the final starters in a 45-team field. Sussex rider Mark Jones (GS Stella
The two recent Craig Turton letters seem to be deliberately distancing himself from his Labour peers. This habit appears to be something he has brought with him from his time on Haringey Council. This tells me there is an almighty split in the Labour
I strongly believe Warren Morgan (Letters, March 11) has made a statement that is almost tantamount to heresy. Here is a prospective Labour candidate stating that Labour is cutting red tape. Labour invented red tape and, indeed, holds the patent and sole
Last week, I received, with a load of other junk mail, some election propaganda on behalf of the Labour Party. It was printed by Councillor Brian Fitch who, with two other Labour party members, is trying to win seats in my ward. Included in the leaflet
Albion under-17s have won the Youth Alliance title following their victory at Cambridge United. A second-half goal by Dean Cox secured a 1-0 win at Cambridge to make sure of the championship. Director of football Martin Hinshelwood says title success
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has denied Withdean will be playing more matches at Albion's temporary home next season. It follows a claim by chief executive Alan Pook that the Combined Counties League club is in talks with council chiefs to extend
BRIGHTON and Hove was in chaos for much of yesterday as thousands of anti-war campaigners brought the city to a halt. They were simply expressing their democratic right in a way that would be impossible in Iraq under a tyrant such as Saddam Hussein. Most
Which planet have Gordon McPhee and John Wescott been living on for the past year or two (Letters, March 13 and 17)? There was an independent evaluation of all possible sites for a community stadium from which Waterhall was rejected for numerous reasons
Albion have uncovered no evidence to suggest referee Phil Prosser was racially abused by fans at the end of the match against Sheffield United at Withdean in October. But the club has admitted objects were thrown by spectators in the South Stand. The
Small firms must offer a flexible choice of benefits to their staff or risk losing them to other companies. A survey by youatwork, a division of Royal & Sun Alliance, found seven out of ten employees would prefer to work for an employer who could
More than a million people will benefit from an imminent rise in the national minimum wage, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons yesterday. It was announced the rate would go up to £4.85 by October 2004, with the youth rate rising to £4.10 on
Leading business people from Sussex were out in force yesterday at the Sussex Enterprise annual conference. More than 700 delegates attended the event in the Brighton Dome complex. The morning session featured keynote speeches from Mark Froud, Sussex
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged injury-plagued Paul Kitson to repay his debt to the Seagulls. Coppell, already without talismanic striker Bobby Zamora for two weeks, will lose a striker after Saturday's visit to Ipswich when the on-loan Anthony
Has John Wescott (Letters, March 17) been visiting another planet for the past two or three years? Talking about "Waterhall halt", he asked: "Surely it can't be that difficult to put it back again? As yet, no one has come up with a logical answer as to
Albion boss Steve Coppell expects to be without ace striker Bobby Zamora for at least the next two matches of the relegation run-in. Zamora is certain to miss Saturday's trip to Ipswich and next Tuesday's home derby against Crystal Palace after suffering
Sussex enjoyed a double success at the women's British Isles Championships in Belfast. Carol Ashby and Pat Bain (Eastbourne) took the pairs title and Debbie Stavrou, Brenda Bailey and Di Whittingham (Preston Club) were victorious in the triples. Ashby
A Brighton activist saw his colleague run down and killed by a bulldozer while trying to act as a human shield in the Middle East. Sussex Action For Peace campaigner Richard Purssell was working alongside American Rachel Corrie, 23, in the Rafah refugee
Health insurance giant Bupa has said pre-tax profits rose by almost 20 per cent last year as more NHS patients paid for their own hospital treatment. Privately-owned Bupa had a six per cent rise in the number of NHS patients it handled during 2002 as
A medieval lake is to undergo the final stage of a £1.7 million restoration project to safeguard its survival for future generations. The second phase of work to revive Swanbourne Lake in Arundel starts next month. An excavator will be floated on a barge
A leading union called on the Government yesterday to introduce minimum pension contributions for both employers and staff. Amicus said firms should be forced to pay ten per cent of a worker's salary into a pension, while staff should contribute five
The Mayor of Worthing is staging a Bikethon to raise cash for his charities. The event, organised by Councillor Eric Mardells chaplain, David Hill, in conjunction with Action Bikes, takes place on Sunday, April 27, starting at Portland Place. Participants
Politicians in Sussex reacted swiftly to news of today's attacks, expressing hope that the conflict would be quick with minimum loss of life. There were strong local feelings that, despite initial opposition, the country must get behind our military forces
A Sussex MP quit his job as a government aide as the war in Iraq got under way. Hastings and Rye Labour MP Michael Foster said the Government had the legality for war but not the legitimacy. He defied the whip by not voting with the Government in the
Police have been granted an extra 72 hours to question three men arrested when home-made bombs were found at a flat near Gatwick. The men, aged 41, 38 and 35, were being held under the Terrorism Act after two devices were discovered at a flat above a
Almost 40 MPs have signed up to a House of Commons motion calling for the banning of snares. The motion, tabled by Lewes MP Norman Baker, follows a report from the National Federation of Badger Groups, which reveals badgers and other animals are being
A West Sussex MP has tabled a Bill to stop parents who kill their children getting away with murder. East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has drafted legislation to punish parents or carers who blame each other for a child's death. The Bill would
A town will remember one of its most infamous residents. Kitty O'Shea was the controversial wife of 19th Century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell and is buried in Littlehampton Cemetery. The Parnell Society will visit her grave next month and
The plight of residents afflicted by flooding will be considered again tomorrow. People living at the junction of Windermere Crescent and Coniston Road, Goring, Worthing, feared they would be left to fend for themselves after a borough council report
I disagree with John Parry's views on the film Chicago (The Argus, March 14). I thought it was wonderful and, working in a cinema myself, I witnessed many of the audience come out dancing and singing. -S Welder, Churchill Road, Lewes
So, the manager of O'Neill's in Ship Street, Brighton, wants St Patrick's day to be a public holiday? Well, let me tell you, Jon Beach, you are in England, not Ireland. I am sure the Irish prime minister and Gerry Adams would welcome celebrating St George's
A man who coached Worthing's most famous swimmer has died. Les Bowley joined forces with Arthur Barnett and Arthur Brookes to guide Angela Barnwell to the final of the 100m freestyle competition at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Angela, who only a few days
A bench seat and bus shelter were removed by Brighton and Hove City Council because drunks had taken them over. Are drunks, drug addicts and beggars now running the city streets? Don't law-abiding citizens count for anything in this city? Why aren't the
More than 400 private properties in Worthing have been vacant for more than six months. Soaring housing waiting lists are forcing Worthing Borough Council to turn its attention to snapping up homes which have been empty for a long time. In 2000/01 the
It's the kids I feel sorry for. Young teenagers who grew up after the fall of Communism and when the worst of the IRA atrocities were over. They have also enjoyed a decade of almost unprecedented prosperity. Now war is being started, with all the uncertainty
Albion chief executive Martin Perry has denied Withdean will be playing more matches at Albion's temporary home next season. It follows a claim by chief executive Alan Pook that the Combined Counties League club is in talks with council chiefs to extend
Iraqi president Saddam Hussein retaliated this morning just hours after US forces tried to kill him with a dawn missile strike on Baghdad. American Patriot missiles brought down one Iraqi missile fired at Kuwait. Kuwaiti military officials said three
An artist has won national acclaim for photographs of dead animals. For two months, Simon Ward, 24, kept his freezer stocked with a pheasant, a headless turkey and a lamb's heart. He also once brought home a dead cat found on a street near his home. Simon
Hiromi Tanaka and Mai Suzuki, from Japan (Letters, March 14), are welcome to contact us direct and we will be pleased to provide them with a timetable for the bus service to the local area where they are now living to ensure they are not left stranded
A builder was fuming after finding new parking regulations had appeared round his car which had been legally parked. Roger McArthur was even more dismayed to discover a parking attendant on the verge of issuing him a ticket moments after the regulations
Never one for audience participation, the thought of the raucous rock 'n' roll riot that is the Rocky Horror Show had never tickled my turnips. But curiosity got the better of me as the show rolled into town, particularly with John Stalker on board as
A mother who evicted an aggressive tenant from her home appeared in court yesterday to plead "I'm no Hoogstraten." Architect Deborah Dalton agreed to rent out a room at her home in Hove to a man she met through work. Things went smoothly at first but
Here we go again. Injury problems, a defeat to bounce back from and the league on a knife edge. We have been here before this season, haven't we? Let's look at our defeat in the basketball game at Thames Valley last Sunday. At least they tell me it was
The two recent Craig Turton letters seem to be deliberately distancing himself from his Labour peers. This habit appears to be something he has brought with him from his time on Haringey Council. This tells me there is an almighty split in the Labour
Last week, I received, with a load of other junk mail, some election propaganda on behalf of the Labour Party. It was printed by Councillor Brian Fitch who, with two other Labour party members, is trying to win seats in my ward. Included in the leaflet
Albion under-17s have won the Youth Alliance title following their victory at Cambridge United. A second-half goal by Dean Cox secured a 1-0 win at Cambridge to make sure of the championship. Director of football Martin Hinshelwood says title success
BRIGHTON and Hove was in chaos for much of yesterday as thousands of anti-war campaigners brought the city to a halt. They were simply expressing their democratic right in a way that would be impossible in Iraq under a tyrant such as Saddam Hussein. Most
Which planet have Gordon McPhee and John Wescott been living on for the past year or two (Letters, March 13 and 17)? There was an independent evaluation of all possible sites for a community stadium from which Waterhall was rejected for numerous reasons
Student job applications are riddled with elementary errors including spelling mistakes, according to a survey. More than 1,000 applications were analysed by public relations company Lewis for its trainee positions and the firm found it was common for
Small firms must offer a flexible choice of benefits to their staff or risk losing them to other companies. A survey by youatwork, a division of Royal & Sun Alliance, found seven out of ten employees would prefer to work for an employer who could
More than a million people will benefit from an imminent rise in the national minimum wage, the Prime Minister told the House of Commons yesterday. It was announced the rate would go up to £4.85 by October 2004, with the youth rate rising to £4.10 on
Albion boss Steve Coppell has challenged injury-plagued Paul Kitson to repay his debt to the Seagulls. Coppell, already without talismanic striker Bobby Zamora for two weeks, will lose a striker after Saturday's visit to Ipswich when the on-loan Anthony
Sussex enjoyed a double success at the women's British Isles Championships in Belfast. Carol Ashby and Pat Bain (Eastbourne) took the pairs title and Debbie Stavrou, Brenda Bailey and Di Whittingham (Preston Club) were victorious in the triples. Ashby
A Brighton activist saw his colleague run down and killed by a bulldozer while trying to act as a human shield in the Middle East. Sussex Action For Peace campaigner Richard Purssell was working alongside American Rachel Corrie, 23, in the Rafah refugee
House prices in England and Wales have fallen for the first time in more than two years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The institution blamed the prospect of war and continued economic uncertainty for February's slide
A medieval lake is to undergo the final stage of a £1.7 million restoration project to safeguard its survival for future generations. The second phase of work to revive Swanbourne Lake in Arundel starts next month. An excavator will be floated on a barge
A leading union called on the Government yesterday to introduce minimum pension contributions for both employers and staff. Amicus said firms should be forced to pay ten per cent of a worker's salary into a pension, while staff should contribute five
Plans to increase charging at hospital car parks in East Sussex have been condemned. Hospital bosses are planning to hike charges at the Eastbourne District General Hospital and the Conquest Hospital in Hastings. At the DGH they would rise from £1.20
The world leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church will give worshippers at a Sussex church a final warning to heal their rifts. Pope Shenouda III has sent a delegate - Bishop Bola - from his base in Egypt to the St Mary and St Abraam Church in Hove. The
A new guide to Brighton and Hove will soon be on sale in book stores. The book, Juicy Breaks, gives information on several major UK cities. It is aimed at people choosing to holiday at home rather than fly to their favourite European destinations. The
Schools from Sompting and Worthing are set for a classic final in the Schools Link basketball competition. The multi-school tournament, organised by basketball team Worthing Thunder, has come down to the last two teams, who play each other on Saturday
Press officers from cash-strapped Brighton and Hove City Council spent almost £2,000 on a night in the West End of London. Ten representatives, mostly from the council's public relations office and headed by deputy council leader Jackie Lythell, went
Almost 40 MPs have signed up to a House of Commons motion calling for the banning of snares. The motion, tabled by Lewes MP Norman Baker, follows a report from the National Federation of Badger Groups, which reveals badgers and other animals are being
A West Sussex MP has tabled a Bill to stop parents who kill their children getting away with murder. East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has drafted legislation to punish parents or carers who blame each other for a child's death. The Bill would
